General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Barrel vault |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Church |
Location
| Location: |
Vézelay, Yonne (89), Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: | 47° 27' 58.91" N 3° 44' 56.06" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| narthex length | 22 m | |
| narthex width | 23.5 m | |
| narthex height | 19.5 m | |
| choir | width | 10.65 m |
| length | 26.6 m | |
| length | 22 m | |
| nave | length | 62.5 m |
| width of nave | 23.25 m | |
| height of vaults of main aisle | 18.55 m | |
| width of central aisle | 14 m | |
| width of each adjoining aisle | 6.2 m | |
| height of each adjoining aisle | 7.5 m |
Chronology
| 1096 | Abbot Artaud begins with the construction of a new church. |
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| 21 April 1104 | Dedication of the choir and the transept. |
| 1106 | Heavily taxed the inhabitants revolt and kill Abbot Artaud. |
| 25 July 1120 | A fire destroys the Carolingian nave. 1200 persons perish. |
| 1165 | Fire in one of the crypts under the choir. |
| 1166 | Thomas Becket pronounces the excommunication of King Henry II of England in the church. |
| 1537 | The abbey becomes secular. |
| 1819 | The wooden frames of the Tower Saint-Michel are catch on fire after lightning hits the tower. |
| 1979 | Listed as a World Heritage Site. |
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
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archINFORM: Vézelay Abbey Church (Basilique Sainte-Madeleine)
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art-roman.net: Vézelay
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L'architecture religieuse en Occident: Abbaye de Vézelay
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Ministère de la Culture: Célébrations 2004: Consécration de la Madeleine de Vézelay
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Paradoxplace: Basilique Ste-Madeleine, Vezelay
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Romanes.com: Vézelay
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UNESCO: Sites du Patrimoine Mondial: Basilique et colline de Vézelay
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Wikipedia: Vézelay Abbey
Relevant Publications
- (1979): Bourgogne romane. 7th edition, Editions Zodiaque, Saint-Léger-Vauban (France).
- (2004): Cluny. Le monachisme avant Cluny. La réforme clunisienne. Les "grands abbés". L'église clunisienne. Abbayes et prieurés de France et d'Europe. MSM, Vic-en-Bigorre (France), pp. 330-339.
- (1995): Histoire de l'architecture française (Tome 1). Du Moyen Age à la Renaissance, IVe siècle - début XVIe siècle. Editions du Patrimoine, Mengès, Paris (France), pp. 478.
- (2003): Histoire visuelle des Monuments de France. Larousse, Paris (France), pp. 53.
- (1968): Paris. Horizons de France - Société Française des presses suisses, Paris (France).
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20005870 - Published on:
03/10/2002 - Last updated on:
02/10/2016
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